* Teresa Stanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070407 18:52]:
> If one argument to a script is provided I am to take the input from it. I
> figure that is presented like this:
>
> filename = sys.argv[1]
> data = open(filename).read()
>
> But, if none are provided, input should come from standard input. How do
> I write that code?
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
fp = file(sys.argv[1])
else:
fp = sys.stdin
data = fp.read()
if fp is not sys.stdin:
fp.close()
Andreas
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